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	Keytars

Laustere

6-16-2007 2:39 PM

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keytar, jem, piano guitar

Laustere says:

Do any clippers out there play one of these?

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/adb05aa6-34df-4971-b3ab-1bf15d57eb1b/96FBC6F3-F342-4FDF-B2D6-8F07158A5068/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keytar&oldid=138009629" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keytar&oldid=138009629" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keytar&oldid=138009629"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/en.wikipedia.org/img/67798B85-F288-4C03-909B-16468526C3D1" alt="A Yamaha SHS-10 keytar" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keytar&oldid=138009629"><P>A <B>keytar</B> is a <A title="Electronic keyboard" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_keyboard">keyboard</A> or <A title="Synthesizer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizer">synthesizer</A> worn around the neck and shoulders, similar to a <A title="Guitar" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar">guitar</A>. The word “keytar” is a <I><A title="Portmanteau" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau">portmanteau</A></I> of “keyboard” and “guitar.” Keytars allow players a greater range of movement, compared to conventional keyboards, which are placed on stands.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keytar&oldid=138009629"><P>To “keytar” also refers to the ability to emulate the playing style and sound of an electric or acoustic guitar via a <A title="Synthesizer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizer">synthesizer</A>, <A title="Sampler" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampler">sampler</A> or <A title="Computer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer">computer</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keytar&oldid=138009629"><P>The keytar was made popular in the <A title="1980s" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s">1980s</A> by <A title="Hair band" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_band">hair bands</A>, as well as <A title="Synthpop" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthpop">synthpop</A> and <A title="New Wave music" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_music">New Wave</A> groups. A performance by <A title="David Lee Roth" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth">David Lee Roth</A> created a buzz around the instrument causing a massive increase in its use during 1986. Changing trends in music diminished the keytar’s popularity shortly thereafter. The keytar has enjoyed new visibility due in part to software innovations from companies like <A title="Musiclab" class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Musiclab&action=edit">Musiclab</A> (RealGuitar), <A title="UltimateSoundBank" class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UltimateSoundBank&action=edit">UltimateSoundBank</A> (PlugSound) and the Williams (Keytar V-1).</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/96FBC6F3-F342-4FDF-B2D6-8F07158A5068/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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